Arsenal agree £25 million deal for Xhaka

Xhaka is set to represent Switzerland at Euro 2016 while his brother plays for AlbaniaJohn Sibley/Reuters

Granit Xhaka is expected to have a medical at Arsenal over the weekend after the London club reached a deal thought to be worth around £25 million for the Borussia Mönchengladbach midfielder.

The 23-year-old has travelled to London to discuss personal terms before joining up with Switzerland for the European Championship where he could play against Taulant, his brother who chose to play for Albania, who are also in group A.

Xhaka was granted a standing ovation by Mönchengladbach’s supporters in his final appearance last week, a 2-0 victory against Darmstadt which secured a fourth-placed finish in the Bundesliga.

He will be one of three signings required by Arsène Wenger, the Arsenal manager, after a disappointing season in which they blew another title challenge before…

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